Timeline: Isaac Newton

Questions

1. Read a timeline According to the timeline, what happened in 1661?

   Began studying at Cambridge University Built a new kind of telescope that used a mirror Earned her medical degree Began experiments with Charles Best in Toronto that led to insulin
2. Read a timeline In what year did this happen? "Published his laws of motion and gravity."

   1661 1687 1666 1643
3. Read a timeline On the timeline, what happened next after "Began studying at Cambridge University"?

   Worked on ideas about gravity, light and mathematics while the university was closed Published his laws of motion and gravity Newton is born in Woolsthorpe, England Built a new kind of telescope that used a mirror
4. Read a timeline According to the timeline, where was Isaac Newton born?

   Brightwater, New Zealand Johannesburg, South Africa Woolsthorpe, England Newbridge, Ireland
5. Timeline math How many years does the timeline cover from the first event after birth to the last event in the list?

   21 27 44 26
6. Text features Why is a timeline a good way to show this information?

   It shows how big things are. It shows where places are on a map. It shows events in the order they happened. It explains the meaning of words.

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